San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende is a palette adventure of warm pastels… Peaches, corals, oranges, sunflowers… happy, mood boosting hues that inspire energy and happiness.

An UNESCO world heritage site; the city is a work of art in itself.

It’s not just the history, the baroque / neoclassical architecture, but best felt in the richly upheld traditions, flower crowns, mariachi bands, quinceañera princesses floating by and cobblestone streets.

The secret gardens, art galleries, cute courtyards, and the smell of espresso and a freshly baked croissant.

Brownies in bed for breakfast, walks and swings with Mozy girl in Benito Juárez Park.

Three carefree nights and almost four euphoric days.

Of course, a large part of this San Miguel masterpiece is the food…

An incredible 5 course tasting menu at Nómada cocina de interpretación- each dish a ‘framer’, perfectly constructed with chop sticks….

Staring (and chewing) in awe as Carnegie hall guitarist Gil Gutiérrez takes the stage over chiles en nogadas at Bistro Mi Casa.

Rooftop hopping, from pizzas and craft beer at Casa Chiquita to lemon meringue pie and Prosecco at El Pegaso.

The best carnitas torta you’ve ever tasted, potato/cheese/bean filled street tacos and puffing on Cubans in Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel.

Jícama shelled tacos, stuffed with shrimp and tamarind salsa, margarita city sunsets.

We went, we saw, we tasted… (well, not quite enough of that strawberry ice cream).

There is so much to experience in San Miguel. Wherever your paint brush takes you, you can’t go wrong.

Each trip a new canvas to be filled with more of those toasty, heart warming colors.